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For overlays the color to be applied is made separately and looks like a cup and is melted onto the surface of the weight. In the case of a double overlay, a white layer is applied first then a translucent layer in whatever color the finished product is to be. Once the weight is cold, the facets are cut leaving windows for a peek inside.

I find encased overlays very fascinating. That's where after the above is done, the whole is then encased again, often what another overlay over that.

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I find encased overlays very fascinating. That's where after the above is done, the whole is then encased again, often what another overlay over that.

Do you have an image of one of these? Not quite sure what you mean.Thanks

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Great site. I'm familiar with double overlays but I'd like to see what you mean by an encased one, because it sounds as if you're saying that it is one that is cut and then reheated and overlaid. Or have I misunderstood?

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The double overlay weight, having been cut and finished is then re-heated and encased and then either faceted, or once more overlayed and cut.

Not too many folk attempt this but Perthshire Paperweights made a few one-offs and special editions which were described in "The Complete Guide ..." as, "Encased Double Overlay" or "Double Overlay Encased Double Overlay" or "Double Overlay Encased Triple Overlay".

Sorry but I, too, do not have any photos of these incredible pieces of work, but I had one in my hands a few years ago.

This would be extremely difficult to achieve successfully. Probably why there are so few examples.

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As an idea of what they might look like, here is a picture of a Perthsire which I think is a double encased double flash overlay - although I could be wrong... http://www.lhselmanltd.com/auc27/48.html For Karelm and aa , flash overlay differs in that instead of using a glass cup, the hot weight is rolled in couloured glass powder and reheated until a good layer is applied. This can then be removed by cutting and facetting. The picture - one of the Perthshire hollow blown series, has been given a flash overlay, facetted then encased , then given another flasj overlay and faceted again.

As Kevin indicates, Perthshire did a number of d.e.d.a weights. See http://www.pcatx.org/interest.htm (Paperweight Collectors Association of Texas). Just over half way down is a reference to a talk given about Perthshires final year. This refers to a CD they have that shows 52 Perthshire double-encased double-overlay paperweights. Now if anyone has any contacts there to get a view.

And as aa suggests - it is all very difficult since every process is doubled, the weight has to be heated and cooled more than once so additional fracture/ennealing problems, and given wastage and the percentage of weights have faults, the amount of work that could be lost.

Thanks all,This explains a lot. I have a weight that is less than well but from the above (and a brilliant article that I got via email) it seems that the maker would not know the quality of the weight until it is cut and therefore one can understand that a weight is allowed to go through with a couple of faults!!! Having had a look at encased weights (which I never knew about) those are amazing!!!)On this subject but a different line, I have today been offered a double overlay drinking glass...anyone know anything about these (such as fair price etc) or should I post this to the glass section?Thanks once again,KarelM

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